Kelly Lockard
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Kelly Lockard’s research centers on clinical laboratory science, high-throughput automation, and public health crisis response, with a specific focus on SARS-CoV-2 testing infrastructure. Her major contribution lies in the design, buildout, and integration of an automated high-throughput CLIA laboratory on a large urban campus during the COVID-19 pandemic—a critical effort that enabled rapid, large-scale testing when it was most needed. Her most-cited work, "Buildout and integration of an automated high-throughput CLIA laboratory for SARS-CoV-2 testing on a large urban campus" (2022, 19 citations), details the operational and technical challenges of scaling diagnostic capacity under emergency conditions. A companion paper (2021, 6 citations) provides a deeper technical overview of the same laboratory system. Together, these works serve as a practical blueprint for institutions facing future infectious disease surges. Lockard’s achievements highlight the vital role of clinical laboratory innovation in pandemic preparedness, offering a model for how academic campuses can rapidly deploy high-complexity testing to protect public health.
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